Our values have moved to the right since 1997

Hidden away inside the Observer is a report from John Curtice, professor of politics at Strathclyde University,who believes that Britain has moved to the right under New Labour.

The proportion of people who believe the government should redistribute from the better-off to the less well-off has fallen significantly over the past 13 years. Research shows that half the population supported such a move in the mid-1990s, but that has fallen to less than a third.

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Attitudes towards welfare have also hardened over the same period. In 1997, 46% of the population believed that unemployment benefits were too low, but that has now fallen to below 30%.